A few months ago, the Commerce Department made a small change that has big ramifications for Google Maps, private industry, and privacy advocates. Regulators gave a satellite company called ...

Google could soon add satellite connectivity features to Maps. Google Maps beta v11.125 has strings of code suggesting you’ll be able to update you location via satellite every 15 minutes, five times ...

Scientists in Germany have, for the first time, created the most comprehensive digital representation of the world’s man-made ...

Koto was a tropical storm in the South China Sea Monday afternoon Indochina Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in ...

Choosing a Google Maps alternative isn’t easy, especially when you’re specifically looking for a certain feature to help you during navigation. For example, if you’re interested in satellite maps – ...

Yahoo’s been in the mapping business longer than a lot of companies. But the Sunnyvale company has let its competitors leapfrog it in one key area – satellite imagery. That’s finally changed. Yahoo’s ...

Satellite connectivity is the next big thing in the mobile world, with Apple pioneering the introduction of such features on the iPhone. Users can connect to emergency services using satellite ...

Most African countries lack accurate local base maps, stalling all sorts of government and business decisions. A new project ...

Android will soon upgrade its services with satellite connectivity features, but another app within the platform may also enjoy this technology, and that is Google Maps. Through this newfound ...

A gravity gradient model of the central Indian Ocean shows the junction of the African tectonic plate (left), the Indo-Australian plate (right) and the Antarctic plate (bottom). Credit: Scripps ...

While the concept of “deepfakes,” or AI-generated synthetic imagery, has been decried primarily in connection with involuntary depictions of people, the technology is dangerous (and interesting) in ...

Satellite images have captured a rare volcanic eruption that occurred Sunday at Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano, sending ...